Netanyahu hails FlyDubai pilot as global hero

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'Hero for Israel, India and entire world': Netanyahu speaks to FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar. PTILast Updated: Oct 04, 2026, 06: 27: 00 AM IST.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Smit Machchhar a hero for preventing a co-pilot's attempted crash. Machchhar, who is hospitalized, detailed the traumatic incident during a recent conversation. The flight, which had 174 passengers, experienced serious danger after Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot. Netanyahu invited Machchhar and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate Israeli Independence Day.

Dubai: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday spoke with Indian pilot Smit Machchhar, calling him a "hero" of the entire world for foiling an alleged attempt by his co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight. Netanyahu spoke to the pilot. This person is at present undergoing treatment at a hospital in the UAE, and additionally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Machchhar to light a flame on Israeli Independence Day.: Mystery pilots who saved FlyDubai flight remain unidentified three days after mid-air attack.

"It's our highest honour that we offer on our Independence Day. It's usually reserved for Israeli citizens, but I think here in this case, all the citizens of Israel will embrace you. They do now, and they will then too. So we hope to see you particularly shortly in Israel, " Netanyahu noted during his conversation with 38-year-old Machchhar. "You are a hero for Israel, India, and the entire world. I invite Prime Minister @NarendraModi and you to light a flame on Israeli Independence Day, " the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel posted on X. Live Events.

During the emotional conversation that took place this evening, the Prime Minister asked Captain Machchhar how it all started, and Machchhar revealed new details about the terrifying moments in the cockpit, the post read. On flydubai flight FZ1073 on Wednesday, Machchhar was attacked by his co-pilot with a crash axe, typically kept in the cockpit for employ in emergencies, seriously injuring him. The flight, carrying 174 passengers, transmitted emergency signals and created a rapid descent of more than 17, 000 feet from 34, 000 feet. In a phone call with Netanyahu, Machchhar informed him that before the attack, the co-pilot wanted to pray. .while he was praying, out of respect, I was just looking at the front and not at the back, and suddenly, after, I would say about four-five minutes, there was a big blow to the back of my head.: A fight in the cockpit, a plunge from 33, 000 feet: Inside the FlyDubai mid-air crisis My first thought was that there was catastrophic damage to the aircraft and something was not right. But then after that, the blows kept coming one after the other, and that's when I realised that it's not the aircraft, it's the other guy who was in the cockpit with me, Machchhar remarked. Netanyahu informed him he was amazed at his courage and at your coolness of judgment under impossible conditions. You saved so numerous souls. I think you saved something bigger. You saved the spirit of the world.It's something that is being justly hailed worldwide. You're a hero of Israel. You're a hero of India. You're a hero of the entire world, Netanyahu informed Machchhar. You know, I guess it's a twist of fate, and a twist of faith, and what you did is remarkable. I heard, of course, from the Israeli passengers what transpired after that, and you're a great hero, and you were accompanied by heroes, and you saved the day, Netanyahu remarked. The plane created an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a descent so extreme that part of the rudder was torn away. The co-pilot who attacked Machchhar has been identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, the Wall Street Journal documented, quoting residents familiar with the matter. After receiving initial treatment in Tabuk, Machchhar was shifted to Abu Dhabi for continued medical care. Add Now!

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